Course Description: Death by suicide affects all who knew or were associated with the deceased. Family members, friends, classmates, teachers, coaches, and teammates -- the community as a whole is affected by the tragedy. Many different things can lead to a person choosing suicide, including relationship issues, substance use, bullying, and stress.

This course will help teachers understand the risk factors that may push a person over the limit and choose suicide. It will also offer solutions to making your classroom and school a safe and supportive learning environment. In addition, this course will help staff know how to handle students who report wanting to commit suicide. Activities in this course will include discussions, identifying students who may be at risk, and possible ways to prevent such a tragedy from happening in your school.

Cancellation/Refund PolicyAll course cancellations or requests to change credit type must be received in writing or electronically at least fourteen days prior to the class start date. All refunds requested before this deadline will be subject to a $40 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued on cancellations received after this deadline, however, we can move you to a future session of the same course if possible. Iowa Safe Schools and ISEA reserve the right to cancel any course in the event of insufficient registration, in which case a full refund will be issued. Cancelled courses may be rescheduled at a later date.

TranscriptsPlease allow up to two to three weeks for transcripts to be processed following a course end date. License renewal and paraeducator credit transcripts are available at https://www.iseatranscripts.org following a course's completion. This transcript will represent all classes taken through ISEA over the past several years. Drake Graduate transcripts may take longer to receive and will be sent directly to the individual.